Romans were known for creating massive buildings due to the more larger amount of population versus the Greek. The world's largest unsupported Dome is the Pantheon, Rome. The Pantheon architecture was advanced in their time. Despite the surface of the Pantheon, it symbolizes the Ancient Rome religion by the cosmos, planetary gods, and the sun and moon. The Pantheon was straight forward with its meaning towards religion. “Pan” meaning everything and “theon” meaning divine. Therefore, “Pantheon” combined meant “all the Gods”. This then became a home to the seven Roman Gods; Venus, Saturn, Mercury,Jup iter, Mars, Sun, Moon. The temple of the Pantheon became a model of the Roman universe. Thus being that it united all of the Roman Gods in one
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28 is considered a “perfect number.” Only four numbers are known in antiquity; 6, 28, 496, and 8128. The numbers are held to have religious meanings with connections to the cosmos. The 28 cupola ribe refers to the moon of the Roman Gods.
The dome of the Pantheon is the most essential part of the Pantheon. Thus being that the dome unites earth and man to heaven. Different of materials could be used to create the dome but there was such a great effort for a solid concrete ceiling. Represented by the floor tiles, a circle within a square is shown. Heaven represented by the circle and the Earth by the square. In a plan view the Pantheon forms a circle within a square.
The dome of the Pantheon is the most essential part of the Pantheon. Thus being that the dome unites earth and man to heaven. Different of materials could be used to create the dome but there was such a great effort for a solid concrete ceiling. Represented by the floor tiles, a circle within a square is shown. Heaven represented by the circle and the Earth by the square. In a plan view the Pantheon forms a circle within a square. The oculus was the interiors only source of light. The sunlight traced a daily path across the floors and walls inside the rotunda. The sunlight marked solar events, lunar events, and time. The Sun is a great characteristic to the symbolism of the Roman religion. The proportion and sunlight united together
28 is considered a “perfect number.” Only four numbers are known in antiquity; 6, 28, 496, and 8128. The numbers are held to have religious meanings with connections to the cosmos. The 28 cupola ribe refers to the moon of the Roman Gods.
The dome of the Pantheon is the most essential part of the Pantheon. Thus being that the dome unites earth and man to heaven. Different of materials could be used to create the dome but there was such a great effort for a solid concrete ceiling. Represented by the floor tiles, a circle within a square is shown. Heaven represented by the circle and the Earth by the square. In a plan view the Pantheon forms a circle within a square.
The dome of the Pantheon is the most essential part of the Pantheon. Thus being that the dome unites earth and man to heaven. Different of materials could be used to create the dome but there was such a great effort for a solid concrete ceiling. Represented by the floor tiles, a circle within a square is shown. Heaven represented by the circle and the Earth by the square. In a plan view the Pantheon forms a circle within a square. The oculus was the interiors only source of light. The sunlight traced a daily path across the floors and walls inside the rotunda. The sunlight marked solar events, lunar events, and time. The Sun is a great characteristic to the symbolism of the Roman religion. The proportion and sunlight united together